Tuesday, January 11 2005 16:55 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Porayar: A total of 1,626 persons are missing in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu in the wake of the Tsunami attack, according to complaints filed with police.

Of these, as many as 219, including six foreigners - five from Sri Lanka and one from Canada, were tourists or pilgrims, according to the complaints recorded in 10 police stations.

The pilgrim town of Velankanni accounted for 943 missing persons, most of them from outside the State, police sources said.

Over 6,000 people had lost their lives in the district in the December 26 calamity.